Where to stay · Families

Best neighbourhoods in New Orleans for families

Where to stay in New Orleans with kids — the most family-friendly neighbourhoods for walkability, safety, space, and proximity to things children actually enjoy.

All Budget Local feel Nightlife Families Walkability Most central

Top pick for families

Garden District

Antebellum mansions, Magazine Street boutiques, and cemetery tours — the upscale residential counterweight to the French Quarter.

Garden District

Top pick

Antebellum mansions, Magazine Street boutiques, and cemetery tours — the upscale residential counterweight to the French Quarter.

8/10

Walk

4/10

Price

6/10

Local

7/10

Central

New Orleans Uptown — the St Charles Avenue streetcar under a canopy of live oak trees

Uptown & Magazine Street

Good

The St Charles streetcar, Tulane and Loyola campuses, and the most authentic residential New Orleans outside the tourist zones.

7/10

Walk

5/10

Price

8/10

Local

5/10

Central

New Orleans Warehouse District — contemporary art galleries and converted warehouse facades along Magazine Street

Warehouse Arts District

Trade-off

The National WWII Museum, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and a restaurant scene that rivals the French Quarter — with far less noise.

8/10

Walk

5/10

Price

5/10

Local

7/10

Central

New Orleans Marigny — live music spilling out of a Frenchmen Street jazz club at night

Marigny & Bywater

Trade-off

Frenchmen Street live music, local bars, and the neighbourhood New Orleans musicians actually live in.

8/10

Walk

7/10

Price

9/10

Local

7/10

Central

French Quarter

Trade-off

Bourbon Street, Jackson Square, and Cafe Du Monde — the most famous neighbourhood in America, for better and worse.

9/10

Walk

3/10

Price

2/10

Local

10/10

Central

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